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Lesley Uttley

@lesleyuttley.bsky.social

Meta-meta-meta researcher in systematic reviews. Research integrity, research culture and other human influences in research. Senior Research Fellow at University of Sheffield. ORCID ID: 0000-0003-4603-9069

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Lesley Uttley@lesleyuttley.bsky.social · 2w ago

Our living review has now synthesised 846 articles examining problems with systematic reviews. Reporting improved in some areas, but persistent concerns remain around methodological quality, transparency, spin, conflicts of interest, and global representation. authors.elsevier.com/a/1nTHE3BcJQ...

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Holly Ranger@themauvedesert.bsky.social · 11mo ago

📢 Come work with us! The Open Research Manager is a reformulated role in our team - it would suit someone with a strong research support background, but I'm happy to chat to anyone about the role and criteria.

Open Research, University of Sheffield@openresshef.bsky.social · 11mo ago

🔊 Vacancy: Open Research Manager, University of Sheffield Library (full-time, open-ended). The role will involve supporting projects across Sheffield and nationally with the @ukrepro.bsky.social to accelerate open research practices. Closing date 22 October: jobsite.sheffield.ac.uk/job/Open-Res...

Helen Pearson@helenpearson.bsky.social · last yr.

Scientists say they used LLMs to reproduce 12 gold-standard #Cochrane systematic reviews in 2 days - rather than 12 years. But other experts are sceptical; the system doesn't automate some review steps and needs independent testing. My news story for @nature.com www.nature.com/articles/d41...

AI slashes time to produce gold-standard medical reviews — but sceptics urge caution

Although language models can help to accelerate systematic reviews, a fully automated system is still some way off.

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Stephen Curry@scurry.bsky.social · last yr.

Well over 600 signatories now. Please keep the momentum going. Sign and share to show how much the wider scientific community is concerned by the Royal Society's silence over Musk's FRS. Members of the UK and international scientific community are all welcome to sign.

Stephen Curry@scurry.bsky.social · last yr.

Now almost 450 signatories to my open letter calling on the @royalsociety.org to stand up for its values & deal with the widespread concerns raised by Elon Musk's Fellowship. Please consider signing & sharing: forms.gle/miDciq35oxyw... List of signatories here: occamstypewriter.org/scurry/2025/...

Lesley Uttley@lesleyuttley.bsky.social · last yr.

This blog for LSE is a short summary of our scoping review of research culture blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsoci... Good if you're short on time but want some key take-homes about potential reforms for healthier research environments.

Better assessment is key to improving research culture

People culture and environment will have a greater weighting in the next iteration of the REF. Lesley Uttley argues research assessment plays a significant role in positively shaping research cultu…

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Lesley Uttley@lesleyuttley.bsky.social · 2y ago

Many thanks Stephen. We tried to squeeze as much research culture as possible in this summary to get conversations moving. Those who are too busy or important to care about research culture may well be the problem with it! Hopefully the REF will lead to incentives evolving with the times.

Stephen Curry@scurry.bsky.social · 2y ago

Given the publication this week of the guidelines for the REF pilot of People, Culture & Environment statements, this scoping review from Nov 2024 from Lesley Uttley and colleagues provides a considered overview of why we need action to reform research culture. www.jclinepi.com/article/S089...

Excerpt from linked article reads “5. Conclusion. This review highlights a flourishing body of literature indicating the multifaceted nature of research culture. Research culture is strongly influenced by the metrics used to evaluate researchers and can create hidden incentives which may jeopardize the reliability and validity of research findings. A diverse research workforce which values a range of contributions will be best placed to produce research that represents real-world populations. Inclusive collaboration involves ensuring opportunities for meaningful, rather than passive, engagement with team members. Research institutions, publishers, editors, peer re-viewers, and researchers are actors in the research environment who all have a role to play in shaping research culture. Rewarding transparent research practices and integrating research integrity awareness and training throughout research careers are recommended.”
Florian Naudet@floriannaudet.bsky.social · 2y ago

New 🧵 about our recent 🎄🎅🎄 paper in @plosbiology.org "Public engagement with research reproducibilty". Topic of the day: "Talking about research with the public (non-)reproducibilty is is far from destined to fail". Please repost.

Public engagement with research reproducibility

Public engagement with reproducibility is crucial for fostering trust in science. This Community Page describes how, by using relatable analogies and hands-on activities, participants explored the cha...

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